For some people, fame kills it and becomes more important than the music or the performance. But for me fame is like rocket fuel. The more my fans like what I'm doing, the more I want to give back to them. And my passion is so strong I can't sleep - I haven't slept for three days.

When I meet my fans, it's not like meeting a stranger. It's like saying hello to someone that I already know.

You pick up some fans and a handful of haters along the way.

I don't even call them fans. I don't like that. They're literally just a part of my life; they're a part of my family. I don't think of them as on a lower level than me. I don't think I'm anything but equal to all of them. So yeah, they're basically all of my siblings.

Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.

My fans want my shirt. They can have my shirt. They put it on my back.